Darren Sammy

Darren Sammy

St. Lucian AllRounder
T20 WORLD CUP 2016 STATS
8 Runs
61.54 S/R
2.67 Avg
1 W
- E/R

Personal Information

Full Name Darren Julius Garvey Sammy
Date of Birth December 20, 1983
Nationality St. Lucian
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Role Bowling Allrounder, Right-handed Batsman, Right-arm medium-fast Bowler
Past Team(s)
Family Clara Sammy (Mother), Wilson Sammy (Father), Cathy Daniel (Spouse), Darren Dan Sammy Jr (Son), Skai Sammy (Daughter)

Most Recent Matches

Match R BF 4s 6s S/R O R W E/R
PAK-L vs WI-L 10 8 1 0 125.00 0 0 0 0
AUS-L vs WI-L 33 18 4 2 183.33 1 16 0 16.00
ENG-L vs WI-L 6 1 0 1 600.00 1.4 21 1 12.60
PAK-C vs WI-C 1 4 0 0 25.00 0 0 0 0
MRS vs MEG 7 8 1 0 87.50 0 0 0 0

Batting Stats

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Game Type Mat Inn R BF NO Avg S/R 100s 50s H 4s 6s Ct St
ODIs 126 105 1871 1870 30 24.94 100.05 0 9 89 145 84 67 0
TESTs 38 63 1323 1949 2 21.68 67.88 1 5 106 157 34 65 0
T20Is 68 52 587 398 18 17.26 147.48 0 0 42 45 31 31 0
T20s 320 269 3918 2831 77 20.40 138.39 0 6 71 253 237 123 0
LISTAs 191 161 3092 0 37 24.93 0 0 14 89 0 0 104 0
FIRSTCLASS 96 158 3549 0 9 23.81 0 2 22 121 0 0 137 0

Bowling Stats

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Game Type Mat Inn O R W Avg E/R Best 5w 10w
ODIs 126 119 826 3851 81 47.54 4.66 4/26 0 0
TESTs 38 65 1035.5 3007 84 35.79 2.90 8/98 4 0
T20Is 68 59 152.4 1116 44 25.36 7.31 5/26 1 0
T20s 320 219 570.3 4526 160 28.28 7.93 5/26 1 0
LISTAs 191 0 1275.4 5850 154 37.98 4.58 4/16 0 0
FIRSTCLASS 96 0 2290.4 6312 217 29.08 2.75 0 10 0

Darren Sammy News

West Indies name ODI and T20I squads for Sri Lanka tour; Nicholas Pooran, Andre Russell, Shimron Hetmyer to skip series West Indies name ODI and T20I squads for Sri Lanka tour; Nicholas Pooran, Andre Russell, Shimron Hetmyer to skip series
West Indies name ODI and T20I squads for Sri Lanka tour; Nicholas Pooran, Andre Russell, Shimron Hetmyer to skip series
"Don’t see why I should stop" - Andre Russell keen on playing T20 World Cup 2026 "Don’t see why I should stop" - Andre Russell keen on playing T20 World Cup 2026
"Don’t see why I should stop" - Andre Russell keen on playing T20 World Cup 2026
3 reasons why St. Lucia Kings can win CPL 2024 3 reasons why St. Lucia Kings can win CPL 2024
3 reasons why St. Lucia Kings can win CPL 2024
Full list of West Indies Champions players for World Championship of Legends 2024 ft. Chris Gayle and Darren Sammy Full list of West Indies Champions players for World Championship of Legends 2024 ft. Chris Gayle and Darren Sammy
Full list of West Indies Champions players for World Championship of Legends 2024 ft. Chris Gayle and Darren Sammy
"I would definitely not want to play a game in New York"- Daren Sammy on Nassau County pitch for the T20 World Cup "I would definitely not want to play a game in New York"- Daren Sammy on Nassau County pitch for the T20 World Cup
"I would definitely not want to play a game in New York"- Daren Sammy on Nassau County pitch for the T20 World Cup 

Darren Sammy: A Brief Biography

Darren Sammy Biography


Darren Sammy is a St. Lucian cricketer who plays for West Indies. He was born on December 20th, 1983 in Micoud, St. Lucia.


He is an all-rounder; he plays as a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler.


He is the first St. Lucian to play cricket at an international level.


Background


Darren Sammy started playing in official matches at the age of seventeen.


He plays for West Indies national cricket team, Glamorgan, Hobart Hurricanes, Kings XI Punjab, Northern Windward Islands, Nottinghamshire, Peshawar Zalmi, Rajshahi Kings, Royal Challengers Bangalore, St. Lucia, St Lucia Zouks, Stanford Superstars, Sunrisers Hyderabad, University of West Indies Vice Chancellor's XI, Windward Islands and World-XI.


Debut


Sammy’s Test debut was against England at Old Trafford on June 07, 2007, he made his ODI debut against New Zealand at The Rose Bowl on July 08, 2004 and his T20 debut against England at Kennington Oval on June 28, 2007.


He played exceptionally well throughout all the seasons. He was well received by the public of West Indies, considering his incredible skills as a player and leader alike.


Low Points


Sammy suffered an injury a few months after he debuted in the international scene. He had to skip the first few matches but later joined his team.


Club Career


Sammy played for Windward Islands, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Hobart Hurricanes, Royal Challengers Bangalore, St Lucia Stars, Peshawar Zalmi, Rajshahi Kings, Hampshire and Kings XI Punjab.


He still plays for St Lucia Stars, Peshawar Zalmi, Rajshahi Kings.


Captaincy


Sammy became the captain of West Indies in 2011, replacing Chris Gayle. At the end of the year, he was named the captain across all formats of cricket.


Throughout his time as captain, he improved a lot as a batsman.


Records


Sammy won 11 Man of the Match awards in international cricket and made five Test wicket hauls.

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